Biogeographical Modeling of Alien Worlds.

In this article, we partially quantify the biological potential of an exoplanet. We employ a variety of biogeographical analyses, placing biological evolution in the context of the geological evolution of the planet as a whole. Terrestrial (as in Earthly) biodiversity is tightly constrained in terms of species richness by its environment.

Consciousness, crosstalk, and the mereological fallacy: an evolutionary perspective.

The cross-sectional decontextualization afflicting contemporary neuroscience - attributing to 'the brain' what is the province of the whole organism - is mirrored by an evolutionary decontextualization exceptionalizing consciousness. The living state is characterized by cognitive processes at all scales and levels of organization. Many can be associated with dual information sources that 'speak' a 'language' of behavior-in-context.